Sling attachment for motors.



J. F. PETRIK.

SLING ATTACHMENT FOR MOTORS.

APPLICATION mm on. 1, 1915.

1 1 88,3 1 2 Patentgd June 2 0, 1916.

JOSEPH F, PETRIK, 0F TABOR, SOUTI-I DAKOTA.

SLING ATTACHMENT FOR MOTORS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 20, 1916.

Application filed October 7, 1915. Serial No. 54,662.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, JOSEPH F. PETRIK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tabor, in the county of Bonhomme and State of South Dakota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sling Attachmentsfor Motors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters andfigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in sling holdingdevices for hay loading apparatus and consists in the provision of asimple and eflicient device of this nature having various details ofconstruction, combinations and arrangements of parts which will behereinafter fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and thenspecifically defined in the appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the application of the invention,parts being shown in solid and dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a cross sectionalview on line 22 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a detail view of a pivotal hookmember.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A andB designate two plates which are spaced apart, provided each withregistering hooks D. A plate E is pivotally mounted upon a pin K passingthrough registering apertures in the plates A, B and E, the two platesbeing spaced apart sufficiently to allow the plate E to turn freelybetween the same. Said plate E has a recess F formed therein, onemarginal edge of which is angular and designated by letter I, while theopposite edge H is slightly curved and serves to retain the sling ringsengaged over the hooks D.

N designate rings which are adapted to be caught over the hook I) and towhich ends of slings O are fastened. A rope R is fastened at R to thecontracted shank end of the plate E and is adapted to pass over a pulleyS upon the shank portion of a plate A and is designed to be secured to acarrier T carrying a pulley T, said cable also passing about a hook Q towhich the other ends of the rings of the sling are adapted to be held.

The operation of my invention will be readily understood and is asfollows :-When the parts are assembled in the manner shown anddescribed, the sling rings at corresponding ends of the sling are heldupon the hook D when the lever is down to the position shown in solidlines. When it is desired to release the rings from the hooks, theoperator by pulling upon the rope may cause the plate E to swing to theposition shown in dotted lines and in its swinging movement the anglededge of the recess therein will come in engagement with the rings andpush the same ofi the hooks D, the end of the hook first being freed bythe curved edge H. drawing away from the ends of said hooks. 4

What I claim to be new is A sling attachment for motors comprising twostationary plates which are spaced apart and provided with shankportions and registering notches, the upper edges of,

which latter are inclined and the lower edges horizontal, a pin passingthrough said plates and a hook having a shank portion pivoted to saidpin between said plates and having a notch, one edge of which is angularand its inner end rounded and adapted to cooperate with the notches insaid plates to retain a connect-ing ring,v a contracted space interposedbetween the shank portions of the plates, the shank portion of said hookadapted to engage said space and provided with an aperture adapted toregister with apertures in the shank portions of the plates to receive apin. 1

In testimony whereof I hereunto ailix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

JOSEPH F. PETRIK. Witnesses:

AL. JAzARvsKI, FRANK DOSTAL.

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. Washington, D. G.

